Railway-crossing.



No. 792,068. 7 PATENTED JUNE 13, 1905. W. S. OLIVER.

RAILWAY CROSSING.

' APPLIOATION FILED APB..12.1905.

Nrrnn STATES Patented June 13, 1905.

IVILLIAM S. OLIVER, OF REP'ION, ALABAMA.

RAILWAY-CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,068, dated June 13, 1905. Application filed April 12, 1905. Serial No. 255,125.

To all 2071 0712 it may concern.-

Be it known'that I, WILLIAM S. OLIVER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Repton, in the county of Conecuh and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Crossings, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention is a railway-crossing; and it consists in certain novel features of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a crossing embodying strength and simplicity of construction.

A further obj eet is to reduce the gap between the ends of the rails to enable the wheels to pass without excessive arring or jolting.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of the crossing. Fig. 2 is a sec tional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes the rails of one track, and 6 the rails of the other track. At their intersection the rails are cut away, as usual, to permit the passage of the wheel-flanges. In the gap formed by cutting the rails, as stated, is a fixed block having a broad base 7, which fits squarely between the ends of the rails. A. stem 8 rises from the base to a height the same as the rails. The top of the stem is rounded to correspond to the tread of the rails. The stem also has the same width both ways as the rail-heads, so that the wheels on either track will be supported by the stem upon passing over the gap. The

space between the stem and the ends of the rails is quite narrow, being made just wide enough to enable the wheel-flanges to pass. This reduces the gap and prevents excessive j olting or jarring. The block and rails are supported on a suitable base 9, to which they are spiked or otherwise secured, as at 10.

As the base of the block fits squarely between the rail ends, it is securely held against displacement. The block can be readily removed when worn and replaced without disturbing the track.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a railway-crossing, a fixed block in the gap between the rail ends, said block comprising a base, and a stem rising therefrom to the same height as the rails and spaced from the rail ends, and having the same width both ways as the rail-heads.

2. In a railway-crossing, a fixed block in the gap between the rail ends, said block comprising a base which fits squarely between the rail ends, and a stem rising from the base to the same height as the rail and spaced from the rail ends, and having the same Width both ways as the rail-heads.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. S. OLIVER.

Witnesses WM. S. DREADEN, RALPH W TMAN. 

